Mathieu van der Poel starts today in the yellow jersey at the first time trial of this Tour de France. There is a good chance that the Dutchman will lose the lead in the general classification. These are the start times of the Dutch riders, contenders and classification riders.
Start Times (Dutch riders in bold)
The time trial has a flat course over 33 kilometers, starting and finishing in Caen. There are only 200 meters of elevation gain. Normally, Filippo Ganna would have been one of the biggest contenders for daily success, but the Italian has left the Tour after a fall in the first stage.
Van der Poel starts as the yellow jersey wearer last. There is a good chance that he will lose the lead in the general classification today. The thirty-year-old rider from Alpecin-Deceuninck is tied with Tadej Pogacar in seconds.
Three-time Tour winner Pogacar is the better time trialist of the two. Moreover, many other competitors are also close behind Van der Poel.